For those half interested..

(But I am quietly confident. Day 2 and I am getting somewhere in the fund raising but I have hardly moved up Pozible’s list as yet.)

https://pozible.com/project/crowbar-the-etching-press-3#

I shall keep you all posted. :)

sarahs mum said:

For those half interested..

(But I am quietly confident. Day 2 and I am getting somewhere in the fund raising but I have hardly moved up Pozible’s list as yet.)

https://pozible.com/project/crowbar-the-etching-press-3#

I shall keep you all posted. :)

Oh, so that’s what it’s for.

Is your artwork:
a) beautiful and uplifting
b) cynical and depressing like the picture at the top of the page
c) both

Etching is a very black and white medium, would you say that it’s more suited to images of violence than beauty?

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

For those half interested..

(But I am quietly confident. Day 2 and I am getting somewhere in the fund raising but I have hardly moved up Pozible’s list as yet.)

https://pozible.com/project/crowbar-the-etching-press-3#

I shall keep you all posted. :)

Oh, so that’s what it’s for.

Is your artwork:
a) beautiful and uplifting
b) cynical and depressing like the picture at the top of the page
c) both

Etching is a very black and white medium, would you say that it’s more suited to images of violence than beauty?

Is that image cynical and depressing? I hadn’t looked at it like that before. It was trying to represent more than a view..that my landscape was layered with time and place. There are signs of bushfire past and present in the image I suppose.

Some of my work does do black humour. It can sometimes get plain silly.

I do play with the sublime often. It can be the beautiful and uplifting or the awe inspiring or awesome in the traditional meaning of the word.

I do play with surrealism..because that happens in a work when you bring ideas together on a plane that mightn’t come together naturally.

Black and white and violence? I can see how works by such as Goya and Kollwitz bring you there. But black and white is now seen as nostalgic..like sepia used to be. And my work isn’t violent as such. More like Max Ernst than Goya.

sarahs mum said:

I hadn’t looked at it like that before. It was trying to represent more than a view..that my landscape was layered with time and place. There are signs of bushfire past and present in the image I suppose.

Some of my work does do black humour. It can sometimes get plain silly.

I do play with the sublime often. It can be the beautiful and uplifting or the awe inspiring or awesome in the traditional meaning of the word.

I do play with surrealism..because that happens in a work when you bring ideas together on a plane that mightn’t come together naturally.

Black and white and violence? I can see how works by such as Goya and Kollwitz bring you there. But black and white is now seen as nostalgic..like sepia used to be. And my work isn’t violent as such. More like Max Ernst than Goya.

Can you post an example?

The following is the number one google hit on Ernst.

I just looked into my exegesis.This is the Ernst I used when talking about image construction.

I know some of you can’t see facebook but for the ones that can this file has some of my masters exhibition..

https://www.facebook.com/ros.meeker/media_set?set=a.10153916753309554.1073741947.768344553&type=3

this is my most recent work..

https://www.facebook.com/ros.meeker/media_set?set=a.10154751570379554.1073741992.768344553&type=3

and here is one that fits the black joke/surrealistic/ernstlikeness.

! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153640858599554&set=a.10153584279389554.1073741921.768344553&type=3&theater!

Can you post an example?

The following is the number one google hit on Ernst.

I saw Ernst’s vampire works in an exhibition in Edinburgh. They are small and dense. But I had forgot about them..

There was that Ernst exhibition in Hobart some years ago too. Mostly very small works.

I tried to make a pledge but it’s credit card only, and I don’t have one :)

Bubblecar said:

I tried to make a pledge but it’s credit card only, and I don’t have one :)

Cycle down to SMs and pledge in person.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bubblecar said:

I tried to make a pledge but it’s credit card only, and I don’t have one :)

Cycle down to SMs and pledge in person.

I’ll call my sister tomorrow and get her to make pledge on my behalf, and reimburse her.

I’ll only pledge if I can get a genuine Illuminati Reptilian etching.

Bubblecar said:

I tried to make a pledge but it’s credit card only, and I don’t have one :)

I’m good with that Mr car. As I said..I think it is going to happen. :) It is early days yet and I am up to $1180.

Divine Angel said:

I’ll only pledge if I can get a genuine Illuminati Reptilian etching.

Would an anaspides do? I have one of those somewhere.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

I tried to make a pledge but it’s credit card only, and I don’t have one :)

I’m good with that Mr car. As I said..I think it is going to happen. :) It is early days yet and I am up to $1180.

I’ll add a bit and Anna will probably chip in too, since she has a couple of your prints on her walls :)

sarahs mum said:

Divine Angel said:

I’ll only pledge if I can get a genuine Illuminati Reptilian etching.

Would an anaspides do? I have one of those somewhere.

Hmm, well, I guess so :)
Payday is tomorrow so I will set a reminder to pledge.

Divine Angel said:

sarahs mum said:

Divine Angel said:

I’ll only pledge if I can get a genuine Illuminati Reptilian etching.

Would an anaspides do? I have one of those somewhere.

Hmm, well, I guess so :)
Payday is tomorrow so I will set a reminder to pledge.

I don’t know about illuminati reptilian etching. Is it something that would win a bookplate competition?

I’ve never judged a bookplate competition so I don’t know.

>
this is my most recent work..

Ooh, nice! Love the triptych. Like the rock, paper, scissors.

I ran across this beautiful engraving in a book today. I like the way that past realism has become present surrealism. Image in next post.

The original title is “Port Melbourne”. But I call it “Skyscrapers, 1888 style”.

mollwollfumble said:

>
this is my most recent work..

>Ooh, nice! Love the triptych.

I think this is the sort of work that means something to me and something to the viewer but meant little at art school. “what are you bringing to the conversation that couldn’t be expressed more directly by just a photograph?”

Like the rock, paper, scissors.

Ta. I have been in a few conversations about the blackness in this work..although I still find it funny. (maybe too too much monty python in my upbringing.)

I ran across this beautiful engraving in a book today. I like the way that past realism has become present surrealism. Image in next post.

The original title is “Port Melbourne”. But I call it “Skyscrapers, 1888 style”.

waits

One of my master’s supervisors said to me once that to her the most powerful objects for nostalgia lay just outside her lifetime. They were part of the home but not part of the present. She gave the the example of the AWA melamine radios. There was one of those in dad’s workshop and it was usually tuned to the cricket or the football. I don’t think it is the AWA radio for me but I grok what she was talking about.

Sitting now just under halfway in the fundraising. But there is three weeks to go…

sarahs mum said:

mollwollfumble said:

>
this is my most recent work..

>Ooh, nice! Love the triptych.

I think this is the sort of work that means something to me and something to the viewer but meant little at art school. “what are you bringing to the conversation that couldn’t be expressed more directly by just a photograph?”

Like the rock, paper, scissors.

Ta. I have been in a few conversations about the blackness in this work..although I still find it funny. (maybe too too much monty python in my upbringing.)

I ran across this beautiful engraving in a book today. I like the way that past realism has become present surrealism. Image in next post.

The original title is “Port Melbourne”. But I call it “Skyscrapers, 1888 style”.

waits

One of my master’s supervisors said to me once that to her the most powerful objects for nostalgia lay just outside her lifetime. They were part of the home but not part of the present. She gave the the example of the AWA melamine radios. There was one of those in dad’s workshop and it was usually tuned to the cricket or the football. I don’t think it is the AWA radio for me but I grok what she was talking about.

Sitting now just under halfway in the fundraising. But there is three weeks to go…

Sorry, delay due to room taken over for piano lessons. Today’s engraving is:

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

mollwollfumble said:

>
this is my most recent work..

>Ooh, nice! Love the triptych.

I think this is the sort of work that means something to me and something to the viewer but meant little at art school. “what are you bringing to the conversation that couldn’t be expressed more directly by just a photograph?”

Like the rock, paper, scissors.

Ta. I have been in a few conversations about the blackness in this work..although I still find it funny. (maybe too too much monty python in my upbringing.)

I ran across this beautiful engraving in a book today. I like the way that past realism has become present surrealism. Image in next post.

The original title is “Port Melbourne”. But I call it “Skyscrapers, 1888 style”.

waits

One of my master’s supervisors said to me once that to her the most powerful objects for nostalgia lay just outside her lifetime. They were part of the home but not part of the present. She gave the the example of the AWA melamine radios. There was one of those in dad’s workshop and it was usually tuned to the cricket or the football. I don’t think it is the AWA radio for me but I grok what she was talking about.

Sitting now just under halfway in the fundraising. But there is three weeks to go…

Sorry, delay due to room taken over for piano lessons. Today’s engraving is:

that is very nice..but I’d prefer it inked blacker..bitten harder.

I shall find and photograph some of my ‘Sailing up the Clyde’ prints.. they are like that but sillier.

More than halfway

I’ll add my bit this weekend.

dv said:

More than halfway

It is looking positive… :)

I’m a bit overawed at the last pledge. A bit gorbleschmitten. Many thanks to them. stammers

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

More than halfway

It is looking positive… :)

I’m a bit overawed at the last pledge. A bit gorbleschmitten. Many thanks to them. stammers

overawed? What was it before/after?

> I’d prefer it inked blacker..bitten harder.

Scanning made the B/W wash out. I hand corrected the background back to white. The original is much more beautiful than the scan.

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

More than halfway

It is looking positive… :)

I’m a bit overawed at the last pledge. A bit gorbleschmitten. Many thanks to them. stammers

overawed? What was it before/after?

> I’d prefer it inked blacker..bitten harder.

Scanning made the B/W wash out. I hand corrected the background back to white. The original is much more beautiful than the scan.

This blacker?

Added a bit more contrast:

Crowdfunder hit $1450 this morning. 21 days to go and I am over the hump and on the way down the hill.

This is being an interesting experience. So much unexpected support.

The first pledge was from the Prof in printmaking at a New York university. I had spent 2 hours with her in 2008 while she was waiting for a meeting at UTas. It was possibly one of the best crit sessions I have had and it left me feeling easier about speaking my mind during crit sessions. She made me feel more self assured and inspired. And she did it again. There has been support from my facebookers, this wonderful forum and its peoples. There has been the blasts from the past like a wonderful relative I haven’t seen since I was 16. In the art world I seem to be getting support from academia and administrators. In my art peer group the ones with a daytime job or a secure practice have thrown in some dollars.

I dither about when I see pledges where no reward is taken. Don’t they like my art? Do they have too much art? There was also the plan to make room in my map drawers for more future work. On the other hand a lot of what is in my map drawers are my loved ‘children’ that I haven’t let fly in the past. And if I don’t have to pay for packaging and posting this is very good. Right? work brain work (but don’t overthink it.)

Anyway..I am feeling confident enough to be thinking about buying some paper at the MES paper sale and thinking about a New Year. I am thinking about how to make work for the exhibition in January and I remembered the smell of burning hard ground this morning. It’s a much better head set.

just under $30 left to reach the target… I’m so excited for you sm.. and proud of you for doing this.

Congrats sarahs mum :)

I cannot reach the site

dv said:

I cannot reach the site

Opens for me.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I cannot reach the site

Opens for me.

…in Chrome, not in IE.

it is glitching at the moment.. I have had to refresh a couple of times to get all the details.. others seem to be having the same problem,

Arts said:

just under $30 left to reach the target… I’m so excited for you sm.. and proud of you for doing this.

Ditto.

Arts said:

it is glitching at the moment.. I have had to refresh a couple of times to get all the details.. others seem to be having the same problem,

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

dv said:

Arts said:

it is glitching at the moment.. I have had to refresh a couple of times to get all the details.. others seem to be having the same problem,

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

dv said:

dv said:

Arts said:

it is glitching at the moment.. I have had to refresh a couple of times to get all the details.. others seem to be having the same problem,

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

yep, she got there! what a wonderful community.. us, them, others… support the arts, that’s what I always say

dv said:

dv said:

Arts said:

it is glitching at the moment.. I have had to refresh a couple of times to get all the details.. others seem to be having the same problem,

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

Well done.

Arts said:

dv said:

dv said:

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

yep, she got there! what a wonderful community.. us, them, others… support the arts, that’s what I always say

lol

dv said:

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

beauty!

Well done, SM :)

aww, new press

reminds me of my compositing days

:)

Arts said:

dv said:

dv said:

yeah it is back now.

Very happy for you, sm

aaaand it looks as though you’re at the target

yep, she got there! what a wonderful community.. us, them, others… support the arts, that’s what I always say

Yes. my best supporters were the art school peeps with other jobs..the science forum, arts administrators and my past.
Happy to meet some new printmakers especially the one that studied in edinburgh and loved that series of mine.

Please join in in the happy dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pHry4NIpI

CrazyNeutrino said:

aww, new press

reminds me of my compositing days

:)

the man engineering the press said that if successful he would throw in a second etching blanket. :) nods

sarahs mum said:

Yes. my best supporters were the art school peeps with other jobs..the science forum, arts administrators and my past.
Happy to meet some new printmakers especially the one that studied in edinburgh and loved that series of mine.

Please join in in the happy dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pHry4NIpI

Ha. I’ll be ordering a kilt once the beach ball belly has deflated enough.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

Yes. my best supporters were the art school peeps with other jobs..the science forum, arts administrators and my past.
Happy to meet some new printmakers especially the one that studied in edinburgh and loved that series of mine.

Please join in in the happy dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pHry4NIpI

Ha. I’ll be ordering a kilt once the beach ball belly has deflated enough.

i didn’t know I had to smile at my partner on cue. no one ever told me..

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

Yes. my best supporters were the art school peeps with other jobs..the science forum, arts administrators and my past.
Happy to meet some new printmakers especially the one that studied in edinburgh and loved that series of mine.

Please join in in the happy dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pHry4NIpI

Ha. I’ll be ordering a kilt once the beach ball belly has deflated enough.

i didn’t know I had to smile at my partner on cue. no one ever told me..

How the fuck does that video have 245,067 views.

There’s naught as strange as folks.

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Ha. I’ll be ordering a kilt once the beach ball belly has deflated enough.

i didn’t know I had to smile at my partner on cue. no one ever told me..

How the fuck does that video have 245,067 views.

There’s naught as strange as folks.

should be heaps more

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Ha. I’ll be ordering a kilt once the beach ball belly has deflated enough.

i didn’t know I had to smile at my partner on cue. no one ever told me..

How the fuck does that video have 245,067 views.

There’s naught as strange as folks.

Best Bluegrass Clog Dancing Video Ever Made

I don’t recall having seen any other bluegrass clog dancing to compare it to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2j8f7H2WY

Well done sm!

:) :) :)

Hooray, Sarahs mum.

I hope to buy a future print. Something with a smidgin of Scottish somewhere. I like those.

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

Michael V said:

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

It is all excellent Mr V. It is looking like I get the press, some materials and my gallery fees for January paid at this stage. It is so much more than expected and so wonderful in that it is also not just a weight off my mind but a great space to think about being creative in again.

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

It is all excellent Mr V. It is looking like I get the press, some materials and my gallery fees for January paid at this stage. It is so much more than expected and so wonderful in that it is also not just a weight off my mind but a great space to think about being creative in again.

So good to hear.

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

It is all excellent Mr V. It is looking like I get the press, some materials and my gallery fees for January paid at this stage. It is so much more than expected and so wonderful in that it is also not just a weight off my mind but a great space to think about being creative in again.

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

Any other pledges you have little problems with?

mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

It is all excellent Mr V. It is looking like I get the press, some materials and my gallery fees for January paid at this stage. It is so much more than expected and so wonderful in that it is also not just a weight off my mind but a great space to think about being creative in again.

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

Any other pledges you have little problems with?

I don’t think so. I hope not. I might have some pledges without addresses but I think I can contact those people easily.

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Nicely over now, I see sm. You’ll be able to get some extras. And here was me worrying you wouldn’t get there…

:)

It is all excellent Mr V. It is looking like I get the press, some materials and my gallery fees for January paid at this stage. It is so much more than expected and so wonderful in that it is also not just a weight off my mind but a great space to think about being creative in again.

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

Sorry. I’ll go check.

Michael V said:

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

Sorry. I’ll go check.

Hmmm. Can’t see any emails. Please re-send.

sssfmv at the place of hot males.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

BTW. I sent you an email the other day and I think you have missed it. I have a little problem in regard to your pledge I would like to sort…

Sorry. I’ll go check.

Hmmm. Can’t see any emails. Please re-send.

sssfmv at the place of hot males.

It looks like I got that right first time up to me. But I sent more. If it isn’t in your email or trash could you send me an email

rhmeeker

at

utas.edu.au

Email sent.

Crikey, sm will be as rich as a Nazi astronaut weathergirl whose name is Croesus.

dv said:

Crikey, sm will be as rich as a Nazi astronaut weathergirl whose name is Croesus.

Will I need to runaway to South America?

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

Crikey, sm will be as rich as a Nazi astronaut weathergirl whose name is Croesus.

Will I need to runaway to South America?

In your barque of gold

Just 10 hours to go!

Michael V said:

Just 10 hours to go!

Having reached the target does takes away the last minute anxiety I suppose. I should thank people for that while I am busy thanking people.
.

the number of people pledging and the amount pledged means that you have very generous friends.. a little over $60 each

well done sm

Arts said:

the number of people pledging and the amount pledged means that you have very generous friends.. a little over $60 each

well done sm

Tis true. (But there was also some sharing and kind supportiive thoughts from all the poorer of peeps. I really didn’t expect some of my friends to be in the position to do so. (Damn you people..don’t apologise to me because you’re in the middle of a cancer fight. I’m with you..you don’t have to be with me..x 2) )

So much of my art school was spent writing proposals and reports. A few years ago I would have been applying to the Arts council for a studio grant. We know where that money went to. We know what the present govt thinks about art. And I think it is sad. But I also think it sad the amount of scientists crowdfunding to do work that in the long run will have much wider meaning. And I think that is very sad too. So while I am busy thanking everyone I would just like to spend a short moment to say F off Liberals. Bring back art. Bring back Science.

I have been watching this one. At least it is taking off..

https://pozible.com/project/penguin-microbes